I totally agree with this. I look for an equal partnership where my therapist and I work together. The notion that I'm his "patient" would be really out of place in our work together. I don't think client is a perfect term either, but it's much closer in spirit to where we are at. Before we worked together I read one of his books and I actually checked to see which he used, because I suspected (rightfully I think) that it would give me an indication of how well we might work together.